The 2025 hurricane season begins June 1st, with Polk County residents still recovering from Hurricane Milton. NOAA predicts 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes, and 3-5 major hurricanes.

Polk County is launching a program to help low-income seniors stay in their homes by providing free home repairs. Aimed at homeowners and renters ages 62 and older, the county's Aging in Place ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — In a move to improve safety on local lakes, the Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved an ordinance repealing and restating the Polk County Waterway Protection ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — What started as a party left multiple agencies investigating what led up to a deadly crash. Three people are now in custody after allegedly fleeing Polk County deputies ...

(WCYB) — A man is facing multiple child sex charges, according to Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff Keith Sexton. Anthony Privette, 39, was arrested on May 14. Privette has been charged with ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two men in Polk County have been charged with animal neglect after they left six dogs trapped in a 107-degree home, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies arrived at ...

A stolen vehicle and drugs were recovered by authorities after a motorcycle chase and traffic stop in Polk County, TennesseeAccording to a press release by the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation is underway after a Pennsylvania electric company worker allegedly set out to kill his coworkers Saturday morning in ...

Polk County Commission approved architectural and engineering services for phase one of the Polk County Agricultural Center Complex. The Lunz Group LLC was awarded a $1.57 million contract for the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A go-kart passenger was killed in one of two traffic deaths in Polk County on Saturday. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the ...

POLK COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - UPDATE: The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the driver who died in this crash was 48-year-old Maria Scheider of Grantsburg, Wis. POLK COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU ...